:: Milestones 1995 First Mahila Sikshan Kendram Sanghams fought for minimum wages and raised their wages from Rs.10/- to Rs. 25/- Sangham women entering into political domain 63 got elected in Panchayat elections, 1995 1997 Reach to 5 districts, 28 mandals Processes of decentralization, cluster formation 1999 Reach to more than 1100 villages Evolution of mandal level federations 2001 Reach to 7 districts, 32 mandals Setting up Samatha Gender Resource Centre Local, National & International recognition. MS received Noma Literacy Prize from UNESCO for its unique educational processes Bala Sanghams for sensitized second generation Recognition to Sangham women as Resource Persons in Legal Literacy, Health for SHG women in Medak A clear vision was articulated by the federations Breaking caste & traditional barriers, women began playing proactive role in governance 585 Sangham women elected to different positions in Panchayat elections, 2001 2003 Acceptance to Sanghams as part of traditional Panchayats recognizing their strengths in rendering justice Federations emerged as mandal level informal social justice forums Collective farming for food security - UNDP project, Samatha Dharani in 500 villages of five districts 2005 Reach to 9 districts, 56 mandals Federations heading towards autonomy; First grant to run MSKs Federations revisiting their vision and redefining roles and responsibilities APMSS implementing NPEGEL programme in 96 Model Cluster Schools of 7 districts 2007 Reach to 12 districts, 72 mandals Revisiting strategy of working with existing SHGs – Waada Sangham & Core Group, Mandal Resource Group 4,278 women contested for Panchayat elections, 2006 – 1874 won, including 148 from general seats 2 All Women Panchayats – Akunur in Karimnagar (Unanimous) & Chadmal in Nizamabad Active role of federations in intensive awareness campaign on new Acts - PWDV Act, NREGA, RTI Act Federations becoming autonomous Withdrawal from physical implementation of the programme in Andole, Pulkal mandals of Medak & Makthal, Utkoor mandals of Mahabubnagar Documentation, collaborative studies & action research through SGRC 2009 Reach to 14 districts, 98 mandals 21 Federations became autonomous of 28 Registered Federations in the old five districts MoU with Govt. of AP for monitoring effective implementation of NREGA through Sanghams in 68 mandals of 11 districts Swatantra Bharata Mahila Federation, Makthal Mandal, Mahabubnagar district expanding MS programme to Dharur Mandal-(2008) Increased convergent action at different levels Joint action research projects through SGRC